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Tillett, Barbara B. – 2000
This paper discusses how the authority control performed by libraries can help the World Wide Web and suggests some next steps in making this resource of authority records available and used internationally. Topics addressed include: (1) characteristics of the Web; (2) precision and recall; (3) connecting international authority files, including a…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Information Retrieval
Council on Library and Information Resources, Washington, DC. Digital Library Federation. – 1999
This annual report of the Digital Library Federation describes projects initiated in response to the following program priorities: (1) focus attention on libraries of materials that are born digital, including a social science data workshop and guides to quality in visual resource imaging; (2) integrate digital materials into the fabric of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Annual Reports, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Hurley, Bernard J.; Price-Wilkin, John; Proffitt, Merrilee; Besser, Howard – 1999
The Making of America (MoA) Testbed Project, coordinated by the Digital Library Federation, is a multi-phase endeavor. Its purpose is to investigate important issues in the creation of an integrated but distributed digital library of archival materials (i.e., digitized surrogates of primary source materials found in archives and special…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Archives, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Kyriakopoulou, Antonia; Kalamboukis, Theodore – 2002
An educational digital environment that will provide appropriate methods and techniques for the support and enhancement of the educational and learning process is a valuable tool for both educators and learners. In the context of such a mission, the educational tool SL-EDGE (Student Library-Educational DiGital Environment) has been developed. The…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Programs, Educational Resources
Besser, Howard – 1999
This paper summarizes a subset of the findings of a study of digital image distribution that focused on the Museum Educational Site Licensing (MESL) project--the first large-scale multi-institutional project to explore digital delivery of art images and accompanying text/metadata from disparate sources. This Mellon Foundation-sponsored study…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Costs
Werner, Claudia – 2001
This paper discusses the collection of digital publications at Die Deutsche Bibliothek as part of its mandate as the central archival library and national bibliographic center of the Federal Republic of Germany to collect, archive, index, and provide public access to all German and German-language publications. The first section describes the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Bibliographies, Depository Libraries
Gorman, Michael – 2001
This paper addresses bibliographic services in the 21st century. The paper begins by reviewing achievements of the past 30 years, including Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), MARC, International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD), and the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd edition (AACR2). The cataloging of electronic resources is…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis
Bearman, David, Ed.; Trant, Jennifer, Ed. – 1999
Following an introduction by the editors entitled "Interactivity Comes of Age: Museums and World Wide Web at Five," this proceedings contains the following selected papers and case studies: "From the Mountains of the Moon to the Neon Paintbrush" (Peter Walsh); "Visiting a Museum Together: How To Share a Visit to a Virtual…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Oriented Programs, Foreign Countries, Information Seeking
Tennant, Roy – Library Journal, 1997
Digital libraries of the future will be shaped by the technologies, standards, and models adopted today. This article examines interoperability of library systems, metadata standards, copyright management, fair use, preservation of digital information, problems resulting from technological advancement, costs, print versus Web resources, and…
Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Copyrights, Costs, Electronic Libraries

Preston, Carole; Lin, Binshan – Information Services & Use, 2002
Reviews issues relating to database technology and digital libraries. Highlights include resource sharing; ongoing digital library projects; metadata; user interfaces; query processing; interoperability; data quality; copyright infringement; and managerial implications, including electronic versus printed materials, accessibility,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Interfaces, Copyrights, Databases
Machovec, George S., Ed. – Online Libraries and Microcomputers, 1998
The Dublin Core (DC) metadata standard is emerging as one of the leading initiatives in digitization programs; as libraries, museums, archives and others begin to digitize their physical materials it will be imperative that internationally recognized standards be used. Key elements behind the development of DC, and the 15 fields of DC are…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Information Policy, Information Retrieval
Skov, Annette – Database, 1998
Examines guidelines for conducting quality Internet searches, highlighting subject catalogs, annotated directories, annotated directories with ratings or reviews, subject directories with ratings, subject guides, and information gateways. Discusses variable quality; evaluation criteria: metainformation, credibility, timeliness; quality assurance;…
Descriptors: Catalogs, Check Lists, Directories, Evaluation Criteria
Atkins, Helen; Lyons, Catherine; Ratner, Howard; Risher, Carol; Shillum, Chris; Sidman, David; Stevens, Andrew; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Lagoze, Carl; Van de Sompel, Herbert; Krichel, Thomas; Nelson, Michael L.; Hochstenbach, Patrick; Lyapunov, Victor M.; Maly, Kurt; Zubair, Mohammad; Kholief, Mohamed; Liu, Xiaoming; O'Connell, Heath; Kingma, Bruce R.; Pritcher, Lynn – D-Lib Magazine, 2000
Includes five articles that discuss publishers' metadata hyperlinks with Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) on the Internet; the Santa Fe Convention of the Open Archives initiative (Oai) that promotes author self-archiving; the Universal Preprint Service; costs of digital, microfiche, and print access; and an online database of old print…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Authors, Comparative Analysis

Information Services & Use, 1999
Includes 11 papers that summarize the National Federation of Abstracting and Information Services (NFAIS) conference. Highlights include publishers and digital object identifiers; metadata; digital libraries; strategic implications for scholarly publishing; users and information use; federal and international programs; Dialog services; European…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Conferences, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries

Hickey, Thomas B. – Online Information Review, 2000
CORC (Cooperative Online Resource Catalog) is an OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) project developing tools and systems to enable libraries to provide enhanced access to Internet resources. A system for hosting and supporting subject gateways-than a gateway itself- relying on large-scale cooperation among libraries to maintain a centralized…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Gateway Systems, Information Networks, Information Services